November 2022

NOVEMBER 2022

Unshakeable confidence in nursing and midwifery care

BCCNM's Strategic Plan

Updated practice hours requirement better reflects NP practice

We’ve updated the practice hours requirement to reflect the variety of roles that nurse practitioners practise in today. NPs must complete a minimum of 900 practice hours in the three years prior to renewal, including at least 300 direct clinical practice hours.

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Upcoming changes to nursing regulations

On Oct. 7, the Ministry of Health posted proposed amendments to the Nurses (Registered) and Nurse Practitioners Regulation and the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Regulation. The amendments propose a new area of certified practice that would allow RNs and RPNs to prescribe, compound, dispense, and administer Schedule I and IA drugs to treat opioid use disorder, if they meet certain conditions.

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Explore the medication module

This resource is designed to help you understand and apply the principles in the Medication practice standard to your nursing practice. We'll focus on administration and dispensing medication activities as well as a review of the key concepts.

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Newborn Screening BC

Effective immediately, Newborn Screening BC has expanded its blood spot card screening panel to include three new treatable conditions.

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Inquiry, Discipline, and Monitoring updates

BCCNM publishes a variety of professional conduct notices on its website. These notices include consent agreements, Discipline Committee and Inquiry Committee notices, and Inquiry and Discipline hearing notices. While all of these notices are public information, only exceptional outcomes (i.e., Inquiry Committee order, Discipline order, hearing outcome) and circumstances (i.e., discipline hearing) are highlighted in registrant newsletters.

PUBLIC NOTICES

• Daniel Prasad
• Amandeep Sidhu

UPCOMING HEARINGS

• Roshanak Rahi | Nov. 8 to 10, 2022
• Sean Taylor | Nov. 15 to 17, 2022
• Mateaki Hammond | Dec. 8 and 9, Dec. 12 to 16, and Dec. 19 to 21, 2022

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